1935 Irish 2d coil stamp

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The Rare 2d Coil
Twopence coil stamp
A used example of the 2d coil stamp
Country of productionIreland
Location of productionDublin
Date of production1935
Nature of rarityFew printed
No. in existence20 mint,
several used,
a few on cover
Face value2d
Estimated valueGB £9,000 (mint)[1]
GB £1,500 (used)[1]

The Rare 2d Coil was an experimental vertical

Stanley Gibbons
stamp catalogue numbers respectively.

Design

Philatelists refer to the configuration as '"perf 15 x imperf",[4] or in the US as "perf 15 horizontal", because the stamp is perforated 15 gauge (holes per 2 cm) on the horizontal and imperforate on the vertical edges. Because of the shared design it appears identical to the first 2d value definitive stamp issued on 6 December 1922 with the Map of Ireland except for the imperforate vertical edges.[1] It uses the first Irish watermark that was a stylised design of the two overlapping letters 's' and 'e' making an 'se' watermark representing the name of the country Saorstát Éireann (Irish Free State).[1][5]

History

It was first recognised in 1937

postal administration.[9][10]

  • 2d Map of Ireland definitive stamp perforated on all sides from a regular sheet of stamps; 1st letter rate stamp
    2d Map of Ireland definitive stamp perforated on all sides from a regular sheet of stamps; 1st letter rate stamp
  • Gerard Brady example 1 sold in Dublin in May 2016 for €10,000 by Whyte's[11]
    Gerard Brady example 1 sold in Dublin in May 2016 for €10,000 by Whyte's[11]
  • Mint 68b that received a Philatelic Foundation Certificate in 2010 was sold in an April 2011 Kelleher auction for $12,500.00 (plus 15% buyer fee)[12]
    Mint 68b that received a Philatelic Foundation Certificate in 2010 was sold in an April 2011 Kelleher auction for $12,500.00 (plus 15% buyer fee)[12]

A detailed survey of the then twenty known unused examples was carried out by Gerard Brady and published in the Irish Stamp News in 1981.[13]

Forgery

In 2004 a forgery of this stamp was reported in The Revealer, the journal of the Éire Philatelic Association, that had been found in the "Maryland forgeries" and offered for sale by a noted collector Roger West of Phoenix International. The forgery is paler than the genuine stamp and the print is coarser, on a white ungummed paper and perforated 10.75 x imperf. The printed stamp area is 18.0mm x 22.5mm compared to 18.5mm x 22.0mm on the original.[14]

See also

References and sources

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Stanley Gibbons (2004), p. 1
  2. ^ Foley (1995), p. 31
  3. ^ While Stanley Gibbons refers to this stamp as being issued in 1934 in their catalogue, Foley illustrates archived official correspondence dated 1956 between Stanley Gibbons and the Department of Posts and Telegraphs that confirms 1935 as the year of issuance.
  4. ^ a b Bugg (1996), p. 15: Bugg improperly identifies the stamp as perf 14 x imperf
  5. ^ "The First Definitive Series of the Irish Free State and Irish Republic, 1922–1968". Arwel Parry. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  6. ^ Foley (1995), pp. 65–69
  7. ^ Feldman (1968), p. 76.
  8. ISSN 0484-6125
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  9. ISSN 0484-6125
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  10. ISSN 0484-6125
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  11. ^ "Lot 397: Ireland. 1935 2d perforated 15 x imperforate coil stamp. A great philatelic rarity". The Eclectic Collector 2016 Auction. Whyte's. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Sale 624 Lot 3305". Kelleher Auctions. 10 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  13. OCLC 41167086
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  14. ISSN 0484-6125
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